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Maricopa kitchens rebound with 10 straight excellent inspections

Wingstop received an excellent rating during a March 26 inspection, though broken or missing floor tiles were noted under frying equipment. March 27, 2026. [Elias Weiss]

Pinal County Environmental Health inspectors conducted 10 inspections across Maricopa food establishments since March 18, issuing all excellent ratings after the city’s clean inspection streak was broken by a single satisfactory rating in the previous report.

That previous report, covering March 2 through March 12, documented 19 inspections and one satisfactory rating at Duke’s Roadhouse, the first issued in Maricopa since Dec. 30.

The following establishments were rated excellent:

  • Bashas’ Deli
  • Bashas’ Retail
  • Denny’s
  • Firehouse Subs
  • IHOP
  • InREACH – Volkswagen Group of America
  • Maricopa Pantry
  • MOD Super Fast Pizza
  • Our Lady of Grace
  • Wingstop
    • Broken or missing floor tiles were observed under frying equipment. The person in charge said a work order had been placed to repair or replace the flooring. Verification of repairs will be conducted at the next routine inspection.

What the ratings mean

Excellent: All priority standards are observed as compliant. Some nonpriority standards may be critiqued.

Satisfactory: One or more priority standards is out of compliance. All priority standards are corrected at the time of inspection.

Needs improvement: One or more priority standards is out of compliance and at least one violation is not corrected at the time of inspection. Once violations are corrected during a follow-up inspection, a satisfactory rating is issued.

Unacceptable: One or more violations is considered an imminent health hazard. When violations are corrected during a follow-up inspection, the rating becomes satisfactory.

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